Just as Lu Sangjiu was at a loss, Gu Jue's voice echoed in her mind. "I can't hold on... I'm sorry, I have to trouble you to get me back..."
As his voice trailed off, Lu Sangjiu felt his full weight press against her.
It was only then that she belatedly realized... 'Is Gu Jue suffering a backlash because the Phoenix Cry Sword's power is too strong?'
Immortal Artifacts, though powerful, were indeed not something a Golden Core Cultivator could wield. That was why most of the power in Gu Jue's Phoenix Cry Sword had been sealed by Sword Bu Gui.
Now that Gu Jue had unsealed seventy percent of its power, the strength displayed was certainly immense, but Gu Jue himself couldn't withstand it.
He might have looked fine, but when Lu Sangjiu probed him with her Spiritual Energy, she immediately discovered the Spiritual Energy within him was in complete chaos. His internal organs had all been damaged by its rampage.
